If you read the article.... you'll see Boehner was off the reservation and was about to sell us out. Cantor, the majority leader and tea party supporter, was not a party to the talks and found out only after Boehner initiated them
In this case Obama pushed Boehner out the door when he asked for more tax increases beyond the ones that Boehner had already sold The republicans out for.....
7 posted on 09/06/2012 6:53:46 AM PDT by thingumbob
(I'm a bitter clinger...I dare you to take my gun)